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Volume 9 Chapter 236

Spirit Sisters’ Bath

We had our breakfast with Haruto-sama and everyone else.
Afterwards, Haruto-sama praised the cooking, saying the fish was perfectly grilled.
Now, I’m tidying up after the meal and washing the dishes, unable to stop the smile on my face.
Haruto-sama always praises us wives whenever we do any household chores.
Good job—he always says, and thanks us.
Honestly, I don’t really like household chores like cleaning. I enjoy cooking though……
But even for such mundane chores like cleaning, I feel motivated because Haruto-sama praises me.
Furthermore, today as Haruto-sama left the dining hall, he patted my head and said, 『The food was delicious』.
So, I’m grinning even more than usual.
Being complimented by Haruto-sama makes me feel incredibly happy.
It’s not just because I’m a spirit bound by a contract to Haruto-sama.
It’s because I love Haruto-sama.
Being complimented by someone you love makes you incredibly happy. It warms your heart.
It makes you want to do you best to receive more compliments.
「Mai, can I have a moment?」
「Yes, Haruto-sama. What is it?」
When I was about to finish washing the dishes, Haruto-sama popped into the kitchen.
「I’m going to train with Tina and Elmia in swordsmanship now, and I expect to sweat a lot. Can I have the bath filled with hot water?」
「Understood」
The bath in Haruto-sama’s mansion is really spacious. Even if about twenty people get in at the same time, there seems to be plenty of room.
It might be quite a task to fill such a large bath with water.
However, I am a fire spirit.
With the cooperation of Mei, the water spirit, we can easily prepare a large amount of hot water.
So, it’s the job of us spirit sisters to fill the bath in this mansion with water.
Because of this task, Mei and I have fewer other tasks to do.
It feels somehow unfair to not have other tasks when this one finishes in just a few seconds.
But since Haruto-sama says it’s okay, there’s no problem.
I’ll adjust temperature perfectly so that everyone can enjoy it comfortably.
「Well then, please」
「Um, well—-」
Haruto-sama praises us when we do housework.
Especially when we do housework at Haruto-sama’s request, he rewards us.
「A reward? Is a kiss okay?」
「Yes!」
Hehe, I received a kiss from Haruto-sama. I’m happy.
But isn’t it unfair if it’s just me?
「Haruto-sama, I’ll have Mei help too…..」
「Yeah, I know. I’ll make sure to ask Mei for help too」
As expected of Haruto-sama.
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Mei and I arrived at the bath.
She had a big smile on her face.
Looks like she received her reward from Haruto-sama.
Seeing my sister so happy makes me happy too.
Since we’ve already received our reward, we must do our job properly.
「Mei, let’s start」
「Yeah!」
When Mei held her hand over the bathtub, water began to pool mid-air.
This water is just spirit water.
Not sacred water or anything like that.
Spirit water is precious, so it can’t be used for bathing.
That’s why I’ll do my best to heat up this water instead.
The flame that has been burning since the creation of this world.
—I summoned the primal flame to my hands.
Thanks to receiving a large amount of magical power from Haruto-sama, my status has increased, and this is the flame I have recently become able to summon.
With this powerful flame that never goes out, I heat up the water that Mei prepared.
In just a few seconds, it reaches the perfect temperature.
It feels good.
Of course, it’s not just for warming up.
Since I’m using the primal flame, just by soaking in this hot water, stamina and magical power are fully restored, and it even has the effect of extending lifespan a little.
I think a ten-minute bath will extend lifespan by about a day.
If, hypothetically, the water Mei produces were holy water—
Combined with the effect of the primal flame, bathing once a day would extend lifespan by a year.
But holy water, while not as rare as spirit water, is still quite precious.
It seems that even Mei can’t create holy water.
That’s a shame.
「Oh, may I enter the bath?」
The former Holy Maiden, Celia-san, arrived.
Even now, she seems to love baths, having bathed several times a day when she was a Holy Maiden.
She often comes first when we fill the tub with water.
「「Of course. Would you like to join us?」」
「Yes, please」
Haruto-sama should be finishing his training soon. When he does, we’ll all bathe together with him.
All of Haruto-sama’s wives bathe with him.
We use the excuse that the water will cool down, but the water heated by the primal flame stays warm for about a day.
Well, I don’t intend to confess that just so I can bathe with Haruto-sama.
By the way, it’s actually quite embarrassing to intrude on Haruto-sama while he’s bathing.
But I love bathing with him.
So, I’ll get in first.
Hehehe. I wonder when Haruto-sama will arrive?